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The "Majestic Equality" Of The Law: Why Constitutional Strategies Do Not Produce Equality, Harry Arthurs Jan 2014

The "Majestic Equality" Of The Law: Why Constitutional Strategies Do Not Produce Equality, Harry Arthurs

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Paper Presented at a workshop on Equality, at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Nantes, France, in June, 2014. Two epidemiological studies — the Whitehall Studies of 1967 and 1988 — famously demonstrated that socio-economic status is a primary determinant of health outcomes. By locating a large cohort of British civil servants on a social-class gradient, researchers were able to show that individuals at successively lower levels on that gradient experienced diminishing prospects of good health and longevity. This conclusion was complemented by subsequent studies that concluded that degrees of inequality in a society — rather than absolute levels of wealth …


Employment-Related Geographic Mobility In Canada And Collective Bargaining: A Report Prepared For The On The Move Partnership Research Team, Eric Tucker, Brendan Breckman Jowett Jan 2014

Employment-Related Geographic Mobility In Canada And Collective Bargaining: A Report Prepared For The On The Move Partnership Research Team, Eric Tucker, Brendan Breckman Jowett

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Report prepared for: On the Move, Policy Component, July, 2014.